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THOMASDAVIES, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 516,266, dated March13, 1894.

Application filed Mayl 18, 1893. Serial No.4'74 ,653. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS DAVIEs, ofthe city of Toronto, in the countyof York and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new andImproved Street-Car Fender, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple device which willeffectually prevent. individuals or any obstruction from being run overby the 'wheels of a street car, and it consists in the peculiarconstruction, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter moreparticularly described and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l, is a perspective end view of acar provided with my improved fender. Fig. 2, is au enlarged detail ofthe fender and rail scraper. Fig. 3, is an enlarged detail of thescraper.

In the drawings-A, is a plate preferably made partly of rubber orconstructed in some other way soy that it will not strike a person hardenoughto do injury. The plate is set at an angle similar to an ordinarycow catcher used ou locomotives, and owing to that augle, there are twoplates required, as indicated, and as these plates cannot tit close toeach other at the apex of the angle,I provide at theinside end of eachplate A, an adjustable cap or a projecting finger B, which fingersoverlie each other without being in contact so that the plates A, maymove independent of each other notwithstanding the said fingers whichpractically close the space between the said plates. Each end of eachplate A, is connected to the bar C, which is pivoted on the pin D,projecting from the permanent guard E, or platform ofthe car.

F, is a spring connected to the bar C, at one end and to the adjustablepin G, attached to the guard E, in such a manner that by the adjustmentof a nut or other means, the tension on the spring F, may be increasedor decreased as required to properly support the plate A, at therequired angle, which angle, is about forty-tive degrees and is thuscarried so that on striking an obstacle, the plate will be pushed downsufficiently close to the ground to prevent the obstacle getting belowthe plate. A chain or chains H, is provided be pushed back against theguard E.

The operati-ou of my device is as follows:- In the event of any kind ofobstruction being on the track, it Will be struck by one of the platesA, the springs F, of the said plate yielding so as to soften the blow.Shouldthe Weight ot` the obstacle be too heavy topermit the reaction ot'the spring, the plate A, struck by the obstacle is carried back till itsspring or springs H', come in contact with the guard E, when thecombined strength of the two springs will generally befound sufficientto react and throw .the obstacle out ot' the way of the car. Owing tothe horizontal angle at which the plates are carried, they are pushedclose to the ground so asto etfectually prevent -anything passing underthem. From this it will be seen that any person or obstacle falling onthe track will be removed out of the way by the action of the springfender described.

With the View of keeping the rails clearof ice and other lightobstructions, I provide a steel brush or metal scraper I, shaped to fitthe top of the rail J, and connect it to one end of the spring plate K.The other end ot` this spring plate has a sharpened pinion or pointedroller L, pivoted on it, as indicated, and designed to revolve when heldin contact with the rail J, for the purpose of breaking up any ice whichmay have formed ou the rail, so that the scraper J, may easily removeit.

The spring plate K, is attached to the spring plate M, one end of itbeing permanently connected to the front plate of the guard E, and. itsother end adj ustably connected to the said guard and provided withadjusting nuts so that by moving it, the scraper I, and roller L, willbe either pressed against the rail J, or raised clear of it.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The angular plates A, supported bysprings and held at an angle to each other, in combination with a cap orfingers B projecting from said plates, substantially as described.'

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2. The angular plates A, connected to the bars C, pivoted on the pins D,in combination with the springs F, and adjustable pins G, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

3. The angular plates A, provided with a cap or fingers B, connected tothe bars C, piv Oted on the pins D, in combination with the springs F,and H, and adjustable pins G, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

4. The angular plates A connected to the bars C and held in a normalposition by springs F, in combination with springs Hbehind said plates,arranged to act as buers When an obstacle is struck, substantially asdescribed.

Toronto, April 24, 1893.

THOS. DAVIES. In presence of- A. M. NEFF, J. EDW. MAYBEE.

